Her future sits in a white envelope on the dining table.

(explanation for those not living in Victoria Australia. Simply put, here the final year of highschool is split into 2 years. Courses into units 1&2 (year 11) and units 3&4 (year 12). Moo did some year 12 subjects this year as she is in an accelerated program and skipped a year of highschool. These are the results of her year 12 subjects for the Victorian Certificate of Education.)

UPDATE:

After looking at the paper upside down and sideways and spoken to slowly like a toddler whacked out on red cordial and breaking out the calculator (I mean What The Fuck? Can’t we just have a fucking A, B or whatevz?) Moo scored in the top 9% of all kids in the state.

I’m sure it will be OK, even if the results aren’t as good as everyone hopes – high grades are good, but sheer bloody-minded determination is better.

You are awesome, she is your kid, she will be awesome. It is inevitable.

None of us know what we’re going to be when we grow up. We’ll change occupations 5 times before we’re 30, and re-invent ourselves to meet the new challenges (and markets, because that is where the money is).

Hope the results are what you are hoping for, Moo. I did really really really badly in my VCE, scraped into my ‘dream course’ at uni (thanks to special consideration) and then discovered I hated it! It has taken me 20 years to finally work out what I want to do and now I have to finish it!

Ohhhh..I hated waiting for my VCE results!! And we had a P.O Box as well, and there was this stupid female who stood there all day and kept asking people what they got for their score, While holding her friggen 96.5 score. Whatever bitch…she slagged me off and said I was stupid for taking a year off and travelling and getting knocked up at 19 and blah fucking blah. She got into her choosen course and her bouncing baby girl was born 7 months after mine. Karma. I LOVES it. Specially since she got herself 5 kids now.

Says top 9% sounds pretty nifty! I hope she does the subjects she WANTS to do, not something she is advised to do and isn’t sure about. Determination DOES count for a lot more than starting post odds with uni and jobs- I KNOW! Good health is a real boost too- and I guess she has that!

Go Moo! I two who finished in the top 10% in their high school–one got a full four year academic scholarship to university AND a national merit scholarship (which meant $1000 per semester for 4 years) I know how proud you are of Moo! I would be.

And your Mum is so proud of you. And well she should be. That is an amazing accomplishment! So. When your Mum is over her hangover and you can talk to her in a voice louder than a whisper without endangering your life, tell her I said she’s done well raising you. Somehow.

Good luck Moo! You rock no matter what the envelope reveals. Such an exciting time in your life with the whole world ahead of you. I remember it well. This is just the start of an incredible adventure for you. Some times will be tough, but there will be wonderful highs as well. And with a totally cool Mum beside you, you’ll be able to enjoy it to the fullest. Now hurry up and open the damn envelope already …

Well done to Moo – she sounds as clever as her mum. Can I have a boast too please, please, cos I have not seen people to tell them and I am bursting with pride and want to shout it out to the world. My son has just got 1st class honors in Software Engineering and Commerce from Melbourne Uni – two full degrees at once.